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Blue-tailed Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Five-lined Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name Five-lined Skink can refer to different species of skinks: • Eumeces fasciatus , the Eastern Red-headed Skink of North America • Trachylepis quinquetaeniata , the Five-lined Mabuya of A...
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Five-lined Skink; ... Notes: The blue-tailed young of five-lined, southeastern five-lined, and broadhead skinks are widely referred to as "scorpions" and are believed to have a venomous sting. While this belief is completely false, some scientists speculate that these skinks are bad-tasting to many predators.
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The Blue-tailed Skink (Eumeces faciatus) is actually the immature five-lined skink. It is often seen scampering amongst rocks and fallen logs. The adult five-lined skink was pictured on the Boulder Trail.
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BLUE TAILED SKINK; Mabuya quinquetaeniata ; Origin: Africa, North-eastern to South-eastern ; Family: Scincidae; Imported specimens often arrive from Ghana, Egypt, Togo, and Nigeria. ... In captivity the blue-tailed skink adapts well, being fairly tolerant with it’s own species, even with other species it can make for...
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The blue-tailed skink is an amazing piece of creation and evolution, however. Consider: when threatened, they disengage their shocking neon blue regenerative tails, which immediately begin writhing in muscle spasms, distracting the predator, while the skink slinks away to safety, and the grim task of growing a new tail.
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